# Change the Left/Right Arrow Key Behavior in Set Value to Cells

**URL:** <https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** finalbuilder\
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762 "2020-04-20T22:14:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mcone/32/2779_2.png) [@MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/MCone)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762/1 "2020-04-20T22:14:08Z")

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I love FinalBuilder overall - but have a question about a minor annoyance.

When editing a cell in a menu that uses multiple grid columns - like in the “ProperySet assign properties” action menu, the left or right arrow keys cause the focus to jump to the next cell. Is there a way to program FinalBuilder so that it moves the cursor to the next letter in the same cell?

This non-standard behavior slows me down a bit, and I would like to change it.

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**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762/2 "2020-04-20T22:17:22Z")

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This is an annoyance for me too, it’s an issue with the third party grid control we use. We’re looking at changing that for FB9 (currently in development).

P.S - I will move this topic to the feature requests forum so can find it more easily later!

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**Author:** ![MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mcone/32/2779_2.png) [@MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/MCone)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762/3 "2020-04-20T22:28:16Z")

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Thanks Vincent!

I wasn’t sure if this was a new feature request - or just something that I didn’t understand. Thanks for moving it for me. I also added one other request about resizable windows. It would take more work - but would make the FinalBuilder UI much better, imo.

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**Author:** ![MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mcone/32/2779_2.png) [@MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/MCone)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762/4 "2026-03-18T16:58:23Z")

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Hi Vincent,

You and I started this conversation about 6 years ago!

The grid behavior seems to be the same. I suggest switching the grid component. I use TAdvStringGrid from TMS Software. It is powerful, and it behaves the way most customers expect, imo.

Michael Cone

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**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762/5 "2026-03-19T00:40:27Z")

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Hi Michael

I’m aware of the issue with the grids - it’s on the list to address at some point, we are working through a long list of tech debt issues (currently focusing on sftp actions).

We’ll get to it eventually.